Report: Russia Delayed Medical Evacuation Of U.S. Defense Attache

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Report: Russia Delayed Medical Evacuation Of U.S. Defense Attache
November 03, 2019 12:39 GMT
    By RFE/RL

The New York Times reports that U.S. officials believe Russia intentionally delayed a medical flight to evacuate an ill U.S. military attache earlier this year.

U.S. officials believe the incident, which occurred in August, was part of a pattern of harassment within Russia of U.S. officials working under diplomatic protection, the paper reported November 2.

A Pentagon spokeswoman confirmed that a U.S. military official had to be urgently evacuated from Russia, but did not confirm the reported delay, or give any further details.

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